As well as the recording above, please find speakers slides – Yvonne Campfens, Wendy Patterson & Christian Lange (Beilstein-Institut), Matthew Day (Cambridge University Press & Assessment), Frederick Atherden & Kamruj Jaman (eLife) and Ivo Verbeek (Appetence/ELITEX) Date: Wednesday April 20, 2022 Time: 3 – 4.15 pm UK (2 – 3.15 pm UTC) Other timezones: 7.00 am Pacific Time,… Read full article >
OA Switchboard initiative: progress report December 2020
OA Switchboard progress report – December 2020 This post is by Yvonne Campfens, Executive Director of the OA Switchboard Although many may want to forget all about 2020, I will remember it as a catalyst year, in which inspiring collaboration prepared for the OA Switchboard to go live as an operational solution in 2021. This progress report marks… Read full article >
Webinar: Introducing the OA Switchboard – Questions answered
Following on from the recent webinar entitled Introducing the OA Switchboard, we asked our speakers to respond to the unanswered questions posed by attendees via the webinar chat. You can find those questions and answers below. This may be useful for those who missed it or wish to share it with colleagues. Slides can be viewed… Read full article >
Webinar: Introducing the OA Switchboard
As well as the recording above, please see this post for speakers’ answers to attendee questions. Slides can be viewed here. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ We are pleased to announce the next OASPA webinar which will provide insight, through real-life use cases, into how the OA Switchboard facilitates the fulfilment of open access strategies across business models, policies… Read full article >
OASPA founds new organisation with future-proof governance and funding structure for the OA Switchboard
A neutral, independent intermediary enabling shared infrastructure, bringing transparency, efficiency and cost effectiveness to the open access ecosystem The OA Switchboard initiative is a not-for-profit collaboration between funders, institutions and to provide essential infrastructure, standards and back office services to achieve a breakthrough in the transformation of the market such that Open Access is supported… Read full article >